[Bug 1879284] Re: Cannot access shell in subiquity installer during automatic installation

[Michael Hudson-Doyle]

** Changed in: subiquity (Ubuntu)
       Status: Triaged => Fix Released

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Title:
  Cannot access shell in subiquity installer during automatic
  installation

Status in Ubuntu on IBM z Systems:
  Fix Released
Status in subiquity package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  I'm installing Ubuntu 20.04 with a nocloud-net installation source on
  a z/VM guest. I'm currently limited to seeing installation output only
  through webhook reporter, because I cannot access shell on the target
  system during installation.

  Kernel command-line:
  cio_ignore=all,!condev,!0.0.3695,!0.0.bdf0-0.0.bdf2 url=http://bistro.lnxne.boe/ubuntu/UBUNTU20.04/ubuntu-20.04-live-server-s390x.iso ip=172.18.76.38::172.18.0.1:255.254.0.0:m8330038.lnxne.boe:encbdf0:none:172.18.0.1 autoinstall ds=nocloud-net;s=http://t35lp37.lnxne.boe:8080/cfg/

  Cloud-config:
  #cloud-config
  autoinstall:
    version: 1
    reporting:
      remote:
        type: webhook
        endpoint: http://t35lp37.lnxne.boe:8080/log/
    refresh-installer:
      update: yes
    apt:
      primary:
      - arches: [s390x]
        uri: http://us.ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports
    identity: {hostname: m8330038, password: .ueYA4yxzICWX9/.wxG7epPimsn.FM/CuMQMqjgbBbawyn5T3zYyGc5Io4ZNRcvItBWojzpO1S8bkTpthJRPc4Q.,
      realname: user, username: user}
    keyboard: {layout: us, variant: ''}
    locale: en_US
    ssh:
      allow-pw: true
      authorized-keys: []
      install-server: true
    storage:
      version: 1
      layout:
        name: direct

  The message I get when I log on to shell with installer and its
  generated password is:

  the installer running on /dev/tty1 will perform the autoinstall

  This gives no indication on how can I switch to tty1 or where is it
  even located.

  One more issue is that if I run VM terminal with 'term conmode 3270'
  first, VM console is assigned the tty1, but it displays the same
  message:

  Ubuntu 20.04 LTS ubuntu-server 3270/tty1                             
                                                                       
                                                                       
  the installer running on /dev/tty1 will perform the autoinstall      
                                                                       

  I still get the logs through webhook, but they are not that detailed.

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